HONG KONG, the city of skyscrapers

Arriving in Hong Kong, we drive from the airport towards the city center. Already on the way, we see practically only skyscrapers. It is the city with the most skyscrapers over 150 floors. Arriving at our small apartment, we immediately enjoy the great view from the 12th floor.

To get a view of the whole city, we drive to the famous Victoria Peak on the southern island. When we reach the top, we are right at the fog line, where we can just see the city. It looks a bit mystical. We take the bus back down the hill a bit to enjoy another great view from there. On the way back, it's already a bit more difficult to find a bus with space. more than one drives by the bus stop and we can already see ourselves standing in the rain. Fortunately, we catch one before the flood.

Already at the airport, we discovered a sign advertising the Art Basel. Actually, it's taking place right now, where we are too. We consider buying tickets. However, when we arrive at the Convention Center, there are no tickets available for today and we can only buy them tomorrow. We decide not to do this, but we still catch a glimpse of the event. Because we can walk around the main hall without an entrance fee. Maybe we will go to Art Basel in Switzerland sometime.

We take the ferry back to the mainland and arrive just in time to witness the light show that runs every evening. The lights come from several skyscrapers, including on our side.

Besides the skyscrapers, there are also numerous shopping centers. You can tell that the city is more westernized than the previous cities and focused on the economy.

The next day, we go to the sports field right next to our apartment and finally test the heavy shuttlecock we bought. You play it with your feet, preferably with the sole. We realize that it looks easier than it is.

Here, too, you can find street markets. Like almost everywhere, they sell clothes, electronics, dishes, souvenirs, and other stuff.

While exploring the city, we pass by many different houses and buildings. They offer great photo opportunities. Every now and then we even find a park, but most of the time we come across one of the dozens of shopping centers again. There is a horse racing track on the south island. We read on the internet that there is a race going on tonight. However, when we arrive there, we only find soccer players and joggers. Unfortunately, there was nothing with the spectacle. Nevertheless, we walk leisurely across the field and enjoy the atmosphere. We take a great double-decker tram back to the metro station. Public transportation is well represented here.

In Hong Kong, there is another New Apostolic Church. Fortunately, we are in the city on a Sunday and can visit it. The congregation is larger than in Bangkok, with around 25 members. The service is in English. However, there is also a priest from Switzerland here again. The church hall is rented in a skyscraper. After the service, we walk around a bit and marvel at the density of this city. In addition to having the most skyscrapers, it also has the most expensive residential space per square meter. People not only live close to each other but also in very small apartments or rooms.

Of course, we also visit some hotspots of the high-rise neighborhoods. One of them is Chungking Manison. However, we don't like it here at all. On the lower floors, you can find small shops and stalls with quirky people, and from the 5th floor there are apartments and hotels. We are glad we don't have a room here. We continue to a well-known neighborhood with copy-paste houses to take great photos. We also find the spot with the courtyard and four high-rise buildings around us. It has a really great atmosphere among the huge complexes. There are also many tourists and photography enthusiasts here.

Finally, on our journey through Hong Kong, we discover an exciting building with a covered courtyard. The building is a theater house with different halls and restaurants. We really like it inside here. In the courtyard, there is also a wooden house with a collection of various photos of the building's construction.

We enjoy the last few hours here and once again observe the hustle and bustle of the city in the evening and at night.

The next day we head back to Thailand. This time to the north to Chiang Mai.